My thoughts exactly! The totally-refusing-treatment thing was rather mystifying, the not-telling-her-husband-or-son thing was far-fetched and annoying, and her befriending of her bitchy neighbor was just contrived. It seems the character has literally not a single other friend (until a long-lost college friend shows up from out of town). Despite my disapproval of almost everything about the show, you can probably tell I've nevertheless watched it (but only while folding laundry!).